For the Gupkar alliance, six districts of the Valley: Anantnag, Budgam, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Pulwama and Kulgam – granted a clear majority of nine to 12 seats each of the 14 in each council. In the rest, except Srinagar, the alliance has seven seats each in the game and the advantage in terms of potential supporters, led by Congress.
In Srinagar both PAGD and BJP are not even in the picture. Those led by Altaf Bukhari fledgling apni partyWith three seats and seven possible allies in the victorious independents, it seems more likely that he will form the first district development council.
The Jammu division presents an image that does not pave the way for BJP to take control across the board. While the saffron party is guaranteed to lead the councils in Kathua (13 of 14), Samba (13), Jammu (11), Udhampur (11) and Doda (8), Poonch and Rajouri they are out of reach. In Poonch, BJP went blank, while in Rajouri, NC 5, PDP 1 and Congress 3 have left no room for any backroom arithmetic.
Ramban, where BJP won three seats, is also rival territory with NC getting 6 seats and Congress 2. There are three independents in the mix. Kishtwar, where BJP again won 3 seats, does not offer elbow room either, as NC won 6 seats there and Congress 3.
In Reasi, on the other hand, the 7 seats of the BJP and the 2 of the Apni Party mean that the Gupkar alliance has little chance of skewing the equation.
J&K Election Commissioner KK Sharma said in the evening that results had been declared for 278 seats of the 280 that went to the polls in eight phases. Drugmulla Kupwara and Hajin-A in Bandipora district are the two districts whose results are expected.
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